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Rising Tide The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America

John M. Barry

An account of the 1927 Mississippi River flood explores one of the greatest national disasters the United States has ever experienced and its consequences in a comprehensive volume that clearly shows how the flood changed the course of history. 60,000 first printing. Tour.

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The book was mentioned as a work by a wonderful historian that did a great job describing the engineering history that led to the levees-only policy preceding the catastrophe.

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John Barry, a wonderful historian of this flood, wrote Rising Tide in 1997, and he does a great job describing the engineering history that had set up the levees only policy that in his mind was a big...

— Episode: The Great Mississippi Flood | Media Stor...

Episode: The Great Mississippi Flood | Media Storm | 4

The book was mentioned as a work by a wonderful historian that did a great job describing the engineering history that led to the levees-only policy preceding the catastrophe.

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John Barry, a wonderful historian of this flood, wrote Rising Tide in 1997, and he does a great job describing the engineering history that had set up the levees only policy that in his mind was a big part of the catastrophe.

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